was aimed at the “New Woman”—the lady of the house whose circumstances, for whatever reason, rendered her unable to afford the staff / extra hired help that were in some classes taken for granted in an earlier time, and without whom it was thought impossible to “keep house properly”...
For the first couple months of transitioning to Manic Monday evenings, our 2 "big" girls and the parent who took them to dance and gymnastics grabbed fast food between classes. It was the easiest chose, saved me from having to think up and pack something that would last for a couple hour...
I’ve also been working on the first of two French Macaroon pullovers for a couple of bigger kids in my life. I’m going to make a third, too. One for my granddaughter, one for my grand-nephew and one for my daughter’s friend’s baby because he doesn’t have a knitter in the...
A Scottish friend shared this recipe with me:Christmas ShortbreadI’ve seen her annual photos for years, on Facebook, and as I recently made shortbread I asked if I could please have it. (This is for cooking in an aga, I baked it at 160° fan (180°) for 25 minutes. I had made ...
bake a sourdough recipeeveryweekend, but I believe this post outlines a manageable schedule for fresh breadmostweekends. It can be challenging to carve out time from our busy work schedule day after day to devote to sourdough starter maintenance—with two kids at home, believe me; I get it....
Well, I’ve been baking and teaching for a long time, and I have a few opinions! Why Get An Electric Grain Mill My Challah Bread I have said it in a million classes, that every preparedness-minded person buying a hand-crank grain mill needs an electric one too. Start baking bread ...
Set among spruce trees and overlooking a narrow fjord off Kachemak Bay, the deck at Tutka Bay Lodge was an ideal place for cooking classes, a soak in the hot tub, or just relaxing and listening to the songs of forest birds. During this same time, Jack contributed writing and photos to ...
In April, before I went to the fellowship last summer, I visited Duke for my spouse’s alumni reunion weekend. It was my first time and I was excited to see the gardens and stay in a B&B and be away from the kids for a weekend. On the last morning of the reunion, we got in a...
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But since it is the end of August, it also means classes have started back up. Thankfully, I’m not really taking any classes. But I will be TA-ing for a neuroscience course. Poor kids. They have no idea how unhelpful I am likely to be with all their questions about action potentia...